expectation

(ĕk'spĕk-tā'shən)
n.

1. 1. The act of expecting.
   2. Eager anticipation: eyes shining with expectation.
2. The state of being expected.
3. 1. Something expected: a result that did not live up to expectations.
   2. expectations Prospects, especially of success or gain.
4. Statistics.
   1. The expected value of a random variable.
   2. The mean of a random variable.

expectational ex'pec·ta'tion·al adj.

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noun

1. The condition of looking forward to something, especially with eagerness: anticipation, expectance, expectancy. See surprise/expect.
2. Something expected: anticipation, expectancy, prospect. See surprise/expect.

n

Definition: anticipation
Antonyms: despair, discouragement, hopelessness

IN BRIEF: The act of looking forward to something.

Letters are expectation packaged in an envelope. — Shana Alexander.

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Quotes:

"If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner." - Zig Ziglar

"You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win." - Zig Ziglar

"You have to expect that if you cuss out the world, The world is going to cuss back." - Andrew Young

"You can't base your life on other people's expectations." - Stevie Wonder

"Always expect the worst, and you will never be disappointed." - Peter Wastholm

"High expectations are the key to everything." - Sam Walton

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forventning, sandsynlighed, arveudsigt

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwachting, vooruitzicht op erfenis, verzekering

Français (French)
n. - espérances

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erwartung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσδοκία, ελπίδα, πρόβλεψη

Italiano (Italian)
aspettativa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - expectativa (f), perspectiva (f)

Русский (Russian)
ожидание, надежда, вероятность

Español (Spanish)
n. - esperanza, expectación, previsión, expectativa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - väntan, förväntan, förhoppning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
期待, 指望, 预料

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 期待, 指望, 預料

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기대, 유산 상속의 가망

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 予想, 期待, 予想される事柄, 期待値, 公算, 期待されるもの, 見込み

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) توقع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ציפייה, תקווה, סיכוי, דבר שמקווים לו, הסתברות לאירוע מסוים‬

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